Cromwell Guest House (EHER 38269)

An early 19th century and earlier timber framed and rendered guest house. It comprises two blocks. The front of the building is of two storeys and the Cromwell Lane frontage is, in part, of three storeys, owing to the gradient of the hill. The ground floor has an early 19th century shop front with a projecting cornice which returns for one bay onto Cromwell Lane.

September 1971. Grade II listed. An early 19th century and earlier timber framed and rendered guest house. It comprises two blocks: the SE block has a Welsh slate roof, hipped to Cromwell Hill and gabled to the rear, and the NW block has a clay pantiled roof. The front of the building is of two storeys and the SE front has wide overhanging eaves. The ground floor has an early 19th century shop front with a projecting cornice, frieze with fan motif over 4 reeded Doric pilasters, and there is a central door. The shop front returns for one bay on the Cromwell Lane frontage which in part is of three storeys, owing to the gradient of the hill. It abuts No. 9 Cromwell Hill (EHER 38269) to the west and No. 1 Cromwell Lane to the north. Internally it is a very complex building of many periods, and the SW flank of front block has framing with internal curved wall bracing to the centre strut, exposed inside. <1> See photos <2>.